ArticleAcute and critical care2021
How do physicians and nurses differ in their perceived barriers to effective enteral nutrition in the intensive care unit?
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- Comparison of the effects of different models of nutrient supply on nutritional status and clinical outcomes in ICU patients: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Pooled it
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- Enteral feeding barriers in the intensive care unit of a tertiary hospital in Ghana.The Southern African journal of critical care : the official journal of the Critical Care Society · 2026Article
- Enteral Nutrition Practices and Complications in ICU Settings: A Cross-Sectional Study of Healthcare Professionals' Perspectives in Saudi Arabia.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Article
- Nine Myths about Enteral Feeding in Critically Ill Adults: An Expert Perspective.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2025Review
- Barriers to Delivery of Enteral Nutrition in Intensive Care Settings in Saudi Arabia: A Comparative Study of the Perceptions of Health Care Providers Working in Adult and Paediatric ICUs.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundPatients hospitalized in intensive care units are susceptible to chronic malnutrition from changes in protein and energy metabolism in response to trauma. Therefore, nutritional support, especially enteral nutrition, is one of the most important treatment measures for these patients. However, there are several barriers in the hospitals in treating patients with enteral nutrition. This study was performed to compare the perceptions of care providers (physicians and nurses) on the barriers to enteral nutrition in intensive care units.
methodsThis was a cross-sectional descriptive and analytic study. This study included 263 nurses and 104 physicians in the intensive care units of Kerman University of Medical sciences, in south east of Iran. A questionnaire of enteral nutrition barriers in intensive care units was used. IBM SPSS ver. 19 was used to analyze data.
resultsThere was a significant difference between the two groups in the three subscales of intensive care units (P=0.034), dietician support (P<0.001) and critical care provider attitudes and behavior (P=0.031). There was also a significant difference between having completed educational courses and the score of enteral nutrition barriers in the two groups (P<0.05); the people who received an educational course had a better perception of enteral nutrition barriers.
conclusionsPhysicians and nurses agreed with the perception of enteral nutrition barriers, but there was a difference in their perception on some barriers. Strategies such as in-service training and increasing the knowledge and skills of physicians and nurses can reduce these differences.
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